Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation received a $1,500 grant from Connecticut Humanities to present Discover Jacob Weidenmann's Hartford, a series of programs highlighting the landscape architect's significant contribution to the city of Hartford. The four-part series, a collaboration with Bushnell Park Foundation, includes a panel discussion and guided tour experiences of several Weidenmann landscapes. Jacob Weidenmann was one of the leading landscape architects of the 19th century. After emigrating to the U. S., he quickly gained a reputation for excellent design and brilliant solutions to complex engineering and architectural challenges. An innovator in the field, Weidenmann...

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